7

PREFATORY.

You have neither the time nor the incli-
nation, possibly, to keep a full diary.
Suppose, however, out of the multi-
tude of matters that crowd each day, you jot
down in a line or two those most worthy of
remembrance. Such a book will be of the
greatest value in after years. What a
record of events, incidents, joys, sorrows,
successes, failures, things accomplished,
things attempted. This book is designed for
just such a record. It can be commenced at
any day of the year, and is so printed that
it is good for any five years.

To illustrate how it should be used, sup-
pose that it is begun on January 1. Under
that day, in the first space, add the proper
figures for the year to the date as printed.
On the next day, January 2, do likewise,
and so on through the year. When the year
is ended begin again under January 1 for the
second year, adding the appropriate figures
in each of the second spaces, and so right
through the remaining years.